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focus so much on external beauty, focus on internal beauty. those are the doctor's orders. diane, diane, jacqueline, thank you so much. >> thank you for having us! [ crowd cheering ] [ applause ] >> about today's show, if you missed anything visit www.thedoctorstv.com. thanks for joining us! [ crowd cheering ] [ applause ] >> (male announcer): live from the bay area this is the kron 4 morning news. kron 4 news at 4 start now. >> at mother is waiting francis this morning as police swarming san francisco home. they are digging for clues in the cold case of 10 year-old kevin collins who went
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missing almost 30 years ago. >> good morning it is wind's aim anny hong . >> i am james. it was back in 1984 when 10 year-old kevin collins went missing. he was last seen leaving basketball practice at st. agnes school in the haight . >> we have a map that shows the important location the story. after living say agnes school cannon was last seen at a bus stop on oak street and masonic. the bones that police on earth are located in a home on masonic near page street. we've since learned of the maize appear to have belonged to an animal and are not human although investigators say more testing needs to be done.
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kron 4 spoke to kevin collins mother over the phone. she shared her thoughts. moments after the police told her about initial search at a home. >> i have been numb that is all i can say. it is hurtful to see them at that age especially my son who was a year older than kevin. he is the same size as kevin was. i can look at him and say that is how can unlooked. >> it all comes up. >> we had a chance be to kevin's brother brian collins. he agreed the entire family is on edge as you may imagine. >> our team coverage continues with kron fourth charles clifford. it takes a look back at how the case progressed over the past three decades. >> kevin collins was born january 4, 1974. his parents had nine children. he
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disappeared on february 10, 1984 his family was with an on sutter st. in san francisco's western addition. >> the entire city was swept up in the search for kevin. his picture appeared on billboards across the bay area. the search took a toll on kevin's family. >> i think we are in shock the first two weeks. it is still hard to believe he is gone. >> within weeks the story was picked up nationally. kevin's picture appeared on newsweek magazine. one of the first to be featured on milk cartons. the boy's whereabouts remained a mystery. >> off kevin's parents set up the kevin collins foundation is to continue to look for their son and other missing children. after a decade of searching the family believed kevin would never come home alive. >> yes, i believe kevin is deceased. if he could have
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come home he would. i think most of my family feels that way. >> off in 1996 the foundation closed its doors because of lack of funding. the couple divorced one apart by the stress of their missing sons. >> charles clifford kron 4 news. >> in the meantime let us head to the forecast to find out about the weather. erica. >> could morning james. we have clear skies temperatures in the '40's and '50's. no complaints. winds are gusting in the east bay hills from the north bound direction. >> off temperatures, 46 and livermore. 50 in san francisco. it is a warmer start. no problems with visibility. looking at your day planner into the afternoon expect wide spread 60s. today marks the day of a warming trend we have been talking about. it will be sunny, warm, clear skies
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will persist into the afternoon. >> later tonight it will cool down with temperatures into the '40's. >> your afternoon highs show napa reaching 65. 61 for concord and vallejo. 62 in san mateo. daly city mid '50s. half moon bay at 60. >> san jose at 62. a degree colder in sunnyvale. >> clear skies over our district. high pressure in control. we will continue with pleasant conditions for the rest of the workweek and as we transition into the week in. >> the week in will provide more cloud cover temperatures will be above average. we have changes tuesday in to wednesday. a storm is approaching. we are keeping it at a slight chance of rain. temperatures will start to cool you will need an umbrella as we head
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into the middle of next week. >> more on your forecast coming up. >> a very quiet look at the traffic department. no hot spots. overnight road work at the approach to the bay bridge toll plaza your typical overnight construction. some of the lights are combed off but it is not impacting your ride. >> the san mattel bridge a typical commute. the drive 12 minutes from into in. >> south bound 101 quiet for those of you coming out marin county. >> off thank you erica. in other bay area news police are investigating a gang- related shooting that occurred in watsonville tuesday night. police or called to intersection of burlingrewington avenue and arbol drive just after 8:00
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p.m. on reports that a man had been shot. >> responding officers found a 23 year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound. he was taken to the hospital where he is in stable condition. police said the victim was standing on the sidewalk when a vehicle drove past seven came to a stop. a suspect that out of the vehicle and fired at the victim before getting back into the vehicle driving off. >> we will be back with more on the kron 4 morning news. >> we will track the wall street numbers at the morning continues.
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>> now time for the kron 4
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tech reporter with gabe slate . >> this year has a nickname the second screen superbowl. if you will be away from tv you do not have to miss the game. in f l .com will streaming live on their website. it is free to watch. if an asset to any internet connected by spirit if you have a smart from your nfl premium will stream the superbowl as well as cost $5 per month. >>yapoo --yahoo app will help you checked steps for the superbowl you can weigh in on poles. un vote on commercials. >> a tablet superbowl 47 digital program. a digital
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version of the paper program so that the game. it has multi media and a recap of the 2012 season. information about the baltimore ravens and san francisco 49ers. it has rosters, records and statistics. >> the football party game app is built for football party. it is a lie trivia game. it asks questions like will the national at the last over 40 seconds. the football party game app cost $5. >> those who want to talk about the game to friends on the phone there is a free a pp which uses voice chat up to four friends while the game is going on. this is
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just a drop in the bucket. advertisers will bombard you with social media request. they will want you to vote on things that enter contests. do not get caught up in the second screen that you miss the game. gabe slate kron 4 news. >> still ahead hillary clinton is set to leave her position this week. could her resignation mean a presidential run in 2016? >> we will hear what she's has to say about our future when the kron 4 morning news continues. temperatures are warming up to the upper 50s to near 60 degrees sunny skies. more details in your forecast when we come back.
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>> we're back. it is 4:14. a
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large springlike storm system is pushing severe thunderstorms, damaging winds and unstable conditions eastward through the mississippi valley. this is new video in to kron 4 of several areas of getting hit. the national weather service's assistant stretches from southern illinois into northern louisiana. on your left uc kansas city, kansas. also there is little rock, ark. and springfield, missouri. >> a much better picture a round the bay area we will talk about that and the national forecast. erica is keeping an eye on both. >> hey erica. >> good morning james. i want to turn your attention to satellite and radar you can see the active weather. the good news is people have been writing asking how would affect the superbowl and for anyone had it down there. >> we are expecting sunny
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skies. temperatures in the mid-60s. that is very similar to what we are expecting in the bay area as well. >> whether you are in northlaew orleans for san francisco. >> mild. upper '30's in concord. 43 in oakland. >> the blue on your screen indicates where we will see the 50s. we are holding on to the '40's. remember earlier this week we were into the lower '30's. >> around 12:00 p.m. we will see the '60s start to trickle in. 8:00 p.m. tonight we are back in the '40's and 50's. looking at the afternoon highs. 60s in the south bay. lows 60s the
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allman valley at 64 the same for los gatos. 63 in mountain view. >> sunshine clear skies 61 for walnut creek. san leandro. alameda struggling to make it out of the '50s. downtown san francisco will stay in the '50s. 59 in the bottle. lows 60s for richmond and vallejo. --59 in navato. >> temperatures will be on the warmer side into the afternoon. more cloud cover into the forecast into the weekend. temperatures hovering above the seasonal average. we have changes into next week however, tuesday night in to wednesday another storm is heading our way. that is a long ways off. we will continue to keep you posted. as of now it is a 20 percent chance. >> in the traffic center no hot spots. a good time to
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leave your house. activity at the approach to the bay bridge toll plaza. that is typical overnight construction. the utility crews are backing up. for the lanes are clononed often not impacting your ride to san francisco. >> no accidents at the san mateo bridge. lights out towards of the city. >> south bound 101 a good ride. 23 minutes is your n total out isavato into san francisco. >> westbound 580 coming off the altamonte pass. a bit of slow traffic coming out of tracy indicated by the yellow. no delays approaching downtown livermore reaching the 5 80/680 interchange. >> the peninsula speeds are
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over 50 mi. per hour. >> thank you erica. >> the time is 4:18. >> in national news secretary of state hillary clinton is stepping down as the country's top diplomat. clinton is not sure what the future holds for her when she leaves the state department on friday. ed payne has the story. >> many are wondering if she will make a run for the white house in 2016. >> i have absolutely no plans to run. >> she is not sure what the future holds at this point but she plans to stay busy. >> for item of politics now. i do not know everything i will be doing. i will be working on behalf of women and girls. i will be hopefully writing and speaking. those of the things i am planning to do. >> not having a high- pressure jobs out good to her. >> i am looking forward to,
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i know it sounds vague because i have never done this before in my life so when i wake up monday, tuesday, wednesday to have the luxury of nowhere to go and nothing to do no frantic call about calling a leader about some impending crisis. i am interested to see how that goes. >> the 65 year old clinton downplayed her health problems which included being treated for a blood clot. >> i am lucky i have been very healthy. i feel great. i have an enormous amount of energy. it has to be harnessed and focused. i am very fortunate. i'm looking forward to the next chapter in my life what ever is. >> she leaves her post at the state department friday. i am ed paayne reporting. >> losing weight may not be just about what you eat but
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when you he dieat it according o a new study. researchers found that people a bigger meal later in the day lost weight than those who ate earlier. >> the study, conducted in spain, followed fool for under 20 people during a 20 week weight-loss program. lunch is often eat later in the day in spain and is typically the biggest meal of the day. the protest into 8 lunch before 3:00 lost 25 percent more weight than those to 8 after 3:00 p.m.. >> women who have been taking birth control pills for decades, but researchers in texas are working on the first birth control pill for men. it is called j q one. others have tried but failed because of homicide effects. but research claims that this new produce is different and does not
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affect the libido. so far it has worked on mice. clinical trials for him it could be five years out. >> back here in the bay area san francisco ban on public nudity will take effect on friday. a federal judge ruled the city ordinance which the board of supervisors approved last month does not violate free- speech right of nudist. he also rejected the argument that the ordinance is unfair, because a grant expectations for public nudity is permitted public events, such as cities gay pride parade. >> police released sketches of two suspects in the shooting that injured four teenagers and redwood last week. the driver is described as a white male between 18 and 25 years old with a lot hair. and a passenger is described as a hispanic man around the same age. >> this is video from our
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helicopter partnership with abc seven news for the shooting happened. police say, altogether, three to four males and in a car, opened fire on teens. police say, this all happened after the team committed-as commented on their clothing. >> priest us sthree suspect area custocustody in connection witha home invasion robbery in san jose earlier this month, police say, these are the men who tied up an elderly couple in their ransacked the home making off with jewelry, and other valuables and both family cars. >> it happened last monday evening, here on brett harte drive in san jose's allmamaden valley neighborhood. police
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say, at least one of the suspect had a nice. the three men were also responsible for three previous are more reasons san jose that include the stabbing and assault of two other victims. >> will be back with more on the kron 4 morning news. and here's a live picture from the san francisco's haight ashbury neighborhood where police are searching a home in connection with the disappearance of the tenure of kevin collins of vanished almost 30 years ago.
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jennifer lawrence stressed appear to separate when she accepted her outstanding lead female award. in a statement to u.s. today designer said address did not rip was made of multiple layers. one of the layers was exposed when lawrence lifted her dress walking up the stairs. for hollywood minute i am carlazuz. >> still ahead it is been
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almost 30 years as a san francisco boy vanished now, new leaves have led to the search of his san francisco house. will have all the latest updates on the search for can cause when the kro4 mi.n the kron 4 morning news continues.
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>> top stories we're following on this wednesday morning. >> police are searching 1 san francisco neighborhood for clues as they investigate the case of kevin collins 18 year-old boy that when missing almost 30 years ago. >> and police are releasing
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911 tapes from the weekend's sideshow on 880 and those calls the helplcould help police further their investigation. plus the 49ers are in new orleans gearing up for the superbowl. will have an update from the superbowl coming up. >> mike pelton is live with the latest on the investigation in the search for kevin collins. there were searching their yesterday's what is the latest of what they found? >> james, you could still see a no trespassing sound on the window. authorities serving the search warrant at his home early yesterday morning. this is near masonic and page ia few blocks from where can and must last thing. it is important to know the people currently live here are not considered suspect in the
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case. the person who live here at the time of his disappearance has since passed away. according to police cadaver dogs on the alameda county sheriff's office detected something underneath the the garage floor. there were bones found and the preliminary results from the medical examiner indicates they are animal remains not human remains. more work needs to be done on this case that is nearly 30 years old. >> you have to be very careful because the warrant is confidential in nature. this is a high-profile case. we want to make sure we protect the case itself and prevent it from being tampered with in any way. the information we are going to release is limited at the beginning. if we have any new information that we can release we will be happy to. we do not want to compromise
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the investigation. >> off that sound bite was from in authorities who are being tight-lipped about the investigation. we did not know what led them to this house and why the search happen yesterday. >> the people live here currently are not suspects in the case. james. >> thank you mike. story will develop throughout the day. anny. >> neighbors are in shock about new evidence that san francisco police say, could be linked to the disappearance of kevin collins. kron fours reggie kumar continues our team coverage with their reaction. >> wentworth said he saw investigators go into the door with the equipment. >> the garages here. this is the hallway that leads to the backyard. i saw shovels and guys with hard hats and heard the drilling. >> michael says he new canon
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collins the child kneew keptwnew. kevin collins bein. >> there are fires everywhere and everyone was helping in the search. >> in san francisco reggie kumar kron 4 news. >> there is more sunshine in the forecast. here is let erica with the latest. >> good morning anny. a good start to the morning.
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temperatures and the '40's and '50's. we are waking up to clear skies no problems with visibility. wind's are coming in from the north easton . >> 60s for pretty much everyone this afternoon. into tomorrow we will continue with the warming trend. clear skies around the bay area. dry weather around the weekend. there are changes tuesday heading into wednesday. another storm is heading our way and we will need our umbrellas. we are expecting mild warm conditions currently. upper '30's for fairfield and vallejo. 45 in richmond. 50 for daly city in downtown san francisco. into the afternoon you see lows 60s. mountain view 63. the same
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for milpitas. 62 in san jose. 60s in the east bay. 614 fairfield, concord, danville. 60 in antioch. >> mid-50s in the east bay. upper 50s lows 60s here. 60 degrees for san rafeal. 57 in ocean beach. >> satellite and radar picture shows high pressure control. offshore winds keeping ticket is on the warmer side as we head into the afternoon. the warming trend will stick around as we transition to the weekend. >> will see more cloud cover but it will be mild and the bay area. temperatures will start to cool in the middle of next week and we introduced the potential for rain. >> more on your extended forecast coming up. >> in the meantime, traffic desk no hot spots. still
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observing the overnight road work at the approach to the bay bridge toll plaza. some of the flashing lights continue to back up. this not affecting the toll plaza. traffic is sailing by from the nimitz freeway approach. >> the san mateo bridge is your typical commute. no problems getting to the bridge coming down the nimitz freeway. no delays at the toll plaza. tops speeds as you work closer to the high-rise. >> south bound 101 a few cars on the stand coming out of the north bay. >> thank you erica. we are one day closer to the superbowl as fans and celebrities are starting to make their way to normanew orleans . >> kron fours j.r. stone has an inside look from the superdome. >> fans are starting to
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trickle in louisiana. >> 6 superbowl spirit six wins. >> not going for the niners. you got the jerseys. >> what you think about the guy wearing a rise jersey. he needs to take it off. >> i have waited 18 years for this day i am the happiest man. we love you randy moss but soaring. >> as for celebrity sightings limited at this point. i saw sharon osborn on tuesday crews away from me on her golf carts. in new orleans they are stone kron 4 news. >> the city of santa clara has led officers to enormous land abo the city of new orleano
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learn about superbowl policing and procedure. santa clara is working out a plaon a plan of its own ami expectationsd that the city to host the super bowl in a few years once the 49ers new stadium is completed. city officials are not ready to divulge details of the plan except to say, it will extend beyond the stadium, a part of original effort to maintain safety. >> we are looking at every avenue in every concept at every security threat that could happen at the stadium situation. >> santa clara spokesperson that you saw there says the security detail will be a regional effort and the cost
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will be shared by all who stand to benefit from hosting are suitable in the bay area. >> kron 4 news to have continuing live coverage in norew orleans throughout the week for the big game. will tran will be headed to new orleans and keep us updated. >> you can stay updated at kron4.com and on our face book and twitter feeds as well. >> will be back on the kron 4 morning news the time is 4:38 on your wednesday. a look at the golden gate bridge not a single car! people are not quite getting going yet but they will be. a lot of sunshine and clear skies this afternoon. temperatures warming up to near mid '60s. we will be right back
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>> we are back at 4:41. taking a look at the stock market this morning futures trading shows. the dow and the nasdaq is positive trading. while the s&p is trading down this morning. stocks are approaching record levels yesterday's after a january rally that has pushed the dow up six and half percent and the s&p 500 of nearly 6%. here is a look at the closing numbers. the dow shot up 72 points to close just shy of 14,000. the nasdaq fell fraction of a point. and the s and p 500 picked up 7 to close above 1500. >> a federal judge has rejected apple's demand to increase the more than a billion dollars in damages a jury awarded samsung to pay
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them. u.s. district judge lucy koh also rejected demands from both companies to conduct another trial. koh ruled that the san jose during that ride in august when it found samsung infringed six patents and awarded apple a billion dollars in damages. the series of orders issu not addres and solve request to reduce the award. >> hostess is reportedly close to picking a preferred buyer for its twinkies brand a move that could signal the venture return of the snack cake to shelves. a source familiar with negotiations says that to private equity firms are the likely winners of the round of negotiations to buy twinkies . any agreement to sell would be subject to approval of the federal bankruptcy court that is overseeing the liquidation of hostesses assets. >> you just heard a listen to witnesses calling 911
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reporting the sideshow on 880. we will have more on the investigation when the kron 4 morning news continues. and walnut creek, assuring you interstate 6. 80 >> it should warm up to the low 60s in concord.
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>> we are backed at 4:45. let us get to the forecast. erica has a look outside. a erica. >> good morning james. we are also a great start we have '40's and 50's. holding on to upper '30's in concord. oakland at 43. 48 in san francisco. >> by 8:00 a.m. mainly in the '50s with a coastline and the heart of the bay moholding on to the '40's for your inland spots. >> 6 is for the north and
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east bay but in the south bay and for the mid peninsula. --'60s. >> temperatures will not drop as fast, by 8:00 p.m. daily widespread low 50s with '40's trickling in for some of our east bay interior valleys. >> looking at the afternoon highs santa rosa climb to 64. a degree warmer in napa. we are expecting sunshine, clear skies, los for antioch anand concord. 62 in san mateo. >> the offshore winds will keep tensions on the warmer side into the next several afternoons. springlike pleasant conditions. >> we will be above the seasonal average before the next string of days. we will introduce more cloud cover and forecasted to sunday and
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sunda saturday. >> we could see showers develop wednesday antipater's the start to drop. more details on that coming up in our 5:00 newscast. >> looking at traffic conditions we were monitoring overnight road work at the approach to the bay bridge toll plaza but has not unpack that the ride. >> it is getting bigger the east shore freeway the meter lights are cycle of we're seeing tops speeds up the incline in pushing your record the total. >> the san mateo bridge traffic is heavier on the right-hand side of your screen. that is what foster city that is the commute direction. traffic not as heavy on the left side into hayward this morning. >> south bound 1 01, the golden gate their reconfiguring the lines for your southbound trip. the drive 23 minutes from navato
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into san francisco. >> west bound to 37 looks good. no problems from 101. >> looking at the north bay ride no accidents to report slow and easy approach in the golden gate bridge. >> thank you erica. >> the chp released 911 calls on this dangerous sideshow stunt that stops traffic on traffic880 that cost had over the weekend. >> 911 emergency what you're reporting. >> i am on 880 heading north that the oakland coliseum some guys are doing donuts on the freeway. >> we have cars during three 60s on 880 in the lines. there are about 30 cars. >> there is a number of
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young teenagers that are spinning their vehicles on the nimitz freeway. all the northbound traffic is stopped. i've never seen anything like this. they are stopping all the vehicles. >> there are people out of their cars and cars passing on the shoulder. people are all over the road way and they are doing donuts. >> they are taking over the free way i did not know what they're doing is not safe. >> unbelievable! chp investigators are currently reviewing the video from the incident in an attempt to track down the drivers who are responsible. hopefully, the license plates will help. >> hayward police are asking for the public's help to find a missing 14 year- old girl. >> police saymar maritza yanez
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left her house on patrick avenue and harder road after an argument with their father. she has shut down her face book page it is not contacted any family members since she was last seen on sunday. >> police believe the man is connected to a deadly shooting at a pittsburgh gas station. brian keith fox is suspected of shooting in one man and a head this morning. it happen at union 76 gas station on road ave. the victim was taken to the hospital, and later died. keith fox is considered armed and dangerous five high school football players in vallejo have been expelled, for allegedly hazing and bullying six
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underclassmen. a spokesperson for st. patrick's st. vincent high school says, there were multiple incidents that happen inside the locker room during football season last fall. the head coaches also been fired, because the abuse happened during unsupervised practice is. the school would not give details about what went on during the hazing, but say, it was serious enough for them to alert the vallejo police department. >> we have arranged for someone at the vallejo police are to take reports. we everett for counseling for any of the families that feel there is the need. >>--we have arranged for counseling. >> vallejo police say they will not launch an investigation until the kids involved comes forward. no one has so far, so it is unclear if any of the expelled students will face any criminal charges. >> a former employee at a
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tiburon catholic school will be in court today charged with sex crimes against a former student. >> 25 year-old max rubinstein faces one to two felony counts, including forcing a minor to perform oral sex. >> is been held on half million dollars bail. police a rubinstein met the victim at saint hillary school and sexually abused her for nearly six a year. >> it happened while rubinstein was the working at the school and the girl had gone on to high school. both pairs not want to talk about the matter what then did had this to say. >> it did not happen on school territory. it is wit was not during the school process. >> in a letter sent to parents, the archdiocese of san francisco said " the
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incident happened after the student graduated from st. hilary's, it did not take place at st. hilary's. it continues to say they are cooperating with authorities. and two, keep this graduate of st. hilary's students and family in your thoughts and prayers. >> off as far as whether rubinstein molested other students, police said the investigation is ongoing. >> we will be right back with more on the kron 4 morning news.
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>> 4:55 on the clock. we have not what the today with warming conditions thursday and friday. we will round out the week on a springlike know. it will stay in the '60s through the weekend with mild weather saturday and sunday and at least into the beginning of next week. >> ben and jerry's ice cream
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is honoring the nbc comedy 30 rock with a special flavor. it is called 30 rock flavor. we do not know what is it yet. the popular ice cream companies as we unveiling its new history tomorrow at a 30 rock during party in new york. >> ben and jerry's says it must honor the comedy series and help celebrate its final season. >> it is a wonderful show. yes. >> i am sad is coming to an end. >> still ahead on the kron 4 morning news it has been almost 30 years since a san francisco boy vasbanishevanishe >> new leads have led to the search of a san francisco house. will have all the latest updates from the search for kevin collins. and the san francisco 49ers are gearing up for visible.
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we will have an update from new orleans. >> and will keep an eye on the weather this morning. will be checking in with erica let's look at our forecast. we will also be checking with george was watching our morning commute. we will be right back here
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>> (male announcer): live from the bay area this is the kron 4 morning news. kron 4 news at 5 starts now. >> could morning the top stores were following this wednesday, january 30th. san francisco police searched a home connected to the disappearance of a 10 year- old boy nearly 30 years ago. the latest on the investigation in a live report. >> watching washington square off in the nra and gun control advocates. they are forcifacing off in the senate first hearing of the
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year on how to stop gun violence. >> let us begin with forecast with erica. >> a pleasant forecast james barrett we are sitting in the '40's and 50's. clear skies for most of a spirit into the afternoon it will be sunny. it will be warm. temperatures widespread in the '60s. warmer from their to yesterday. we will continue with mild conditions as we head into later tonight. >> upper '30's in napa. 45 in richm lower forties' on our east bay shoreline. 39 in concord. mild conditions for this time of morning. i will look at where the numbers are expect to go in my next report. good morning george. >> good morning erica. and easy ride no hot spots a quick commute check from the bay bridge toll plaza where it is a light approach. we have light traffic all around the bay it before highway 4, interstate 580 .
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south bay freeways looks good as does the peninsula. >> at this point i'm numb. i do not know what to think. >> a mother waiting for answers as police warm a san francisco home digging for close and the cold case of 10 year-old kevin collins. >> he went missing almost 30 years ago. it was in 1984 when he vanished. >> we will go back out to the home with our solo reporter mike pelton. >> what exactly did they do yesterday's and what did they find? >> authorities searched the search warrant about 6:00 yesterday morning and turned his home into a big part of the investigation that dates back 30 years. >> this is a few blocks from where kevin collins was last seen at a bus stop nearby. the current residents of this home are not suspect in the case. authorities clearly this home in a previous president
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have connections to the disappearance of kevin collins. >> when they served the search warrant cadaver dogs from the alameda county sheriff's office detected something underneath the crotch floor. crews came in and dug into the ground they did find bones but preliminary results from the medical examiner indicates they are animal bones and not human remains. further testing needs to be done as a party's work on the case that is nearly 30 years old. >> it is a sealed warrant. you have to be careful. the award is confidential in nature. this is a whigh- profile case we want to protect the case itself and prevent did from being tampered with in any way. the information we will release is limited and the beginning. if we have new information that we can release would be happy to release it. we do not want
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to compromise the investigation. >> you heard the sound bite. investigators are tight- lipped about the case. we're not sure why they chose yesterday as the day to come in answers on or what led them to believe this home was connected to the disappearance of kevin collins. >> if i do want to reiterate the current residents are not suspects in the case. >> thank you mike for the update. >> the national rifle association and gun control advocates, including the husband of wounded former arizona congressman gabrielle gifford, are facing off at the year's first senate hearing on curbing gun violence. today's senate judiciary committee hearing comes less than two months after the massacre of 21st graders and six adults at sandy hook elementary school in new town, conn. >> the shooting rampage has revived the debate over restricted firearms, including proposals by president barack obamas to
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require background checks on all gun sales and ban assault weapons. >> off in prepared testimony, in are a executive vice president wayne lapierre says he favors steps like boasting school security and enforcing existing gun laws. >> testify for some curbs will be retired astronaut mark kelly, gifford tuscan. gifford is a democrat and a gun owner. >> now to the latest on superbowl 47. in about an hour from now coach harbaugh will hold a press conference. we take some of the live in you could watch the entire thing on our 24/7 bay area news channel, comcast 193. >> here you can see the players with coach jim harbaugh gathering together for their team photo in new
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orleans yesterday. harbaugh took some time out yesterday to press his brother, john we will face off against in just a few days and superbowl 47. >> i don't have the experience he does and the playoff appearances etc.. we know the task and great challenge ahead of us. >> media day yesterday did not come without controversy of commons. one of the most talked about was the 49ers why receiver randy moss. he used to be a star, but has not had a big role since he has joined the niners this year. still moss thinks he's the best receiver to play the game. >> i think now that i am older i do think i am the greatest receiver to ever do it. i did not live on numbers i live on impact and what you are able to do on the field. i think i am the greatest receiver to ever play this can.
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>> if your jerry rice you would beg to differ. >> i think i will get something going with gary. let's do it rice vs. moss. go to our face book page or go to our web site kron4.com for the latest updates. within the hour with the press conference will take it live here on the kron 4 morning news and always have highlights to route the morning. and you could go to comcast 193 as well. >> still to come the accused gunman on the fort hood shooting would back in court today. a more on as possible sentencing at 5:10 a.m.. >> plus watching bay area weather this morning a full check of your forecast at 5:15 a.m.. >> and new details this morning in the fire that killed more than two of the 30 people and a nightclub in
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>> 5:10 on the clock. >> the new judge in the 2009 ford put shooting case is set to decide whether to remove the possibility of the death penalty against major nidal hasan. >> he is the army psychiatrist accused in the worst shooting it at a u.s. military base. a three day hearing is scheduled at fort hood to try to put the long- delayed case back on track toward a court-martial. defense attorneys say he wants to plead guilty to 13 counts of premeditated murder in the 2009 attack on the texas army post. >> but military roles for him the judge from accepting guilty plea when it involves the death penalty. without the option, the plunge in this life without parole which he already faces. >> patrick maleau nine goals
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and welcome back, the timing is 5:15 a.m.. here is a live look from our roof in san francisco. current erosion in the city is 50 degrees. here'here's erica with our forecast. >> we are spending went from authorities in the east bay hills be aware that as you go outside. >> we track your temperatures. a a.m. fifties from the heart of the bay. >> 12:00 p.m. the green start to trickle in. the green indicates where was he the '60s. it is fairly widespread voting on the upper 50s allow the immediate coast line. san francisc we're back into the 50d
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potential for is for the east bay interior valleys tonight. >> it will be a great day. today we are a couple degrees warmer than the 60 degree mark. >> fremont as 62. 61 in santa clara. los gatos at 64. >> east bay looking good. plenty of sunshine. lows 60s for walnut creek in concord. >> 62 in hayward. alameda struggle to make it out of the '50s. >> and mixup au59 san franciscod 52 in berkeley. >> we are clear and dry according to satellite and radar. high pressure is building in that will slide the storm track to our north. we will not see any rain clouds to the the a bay area. >> your kron 4 7 day around the bay forecast shows
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warmer weather thursday into friday. we will throw in cloud saturday into sunday. temperatures will still be above the seasonal average. >> the work will start off fine. tuesday in to wednesday it changes. a 20 percent chance of rain in texas on the cooler side. by 5:00 p.m. that is your whether it is traffic with george. >> a quiet morning not tracking any hot spots. at the bay bridge toll plaza a light ride. no delays come from the macarthur maize. the ride on the san mateo bridge, highway 92 looks good. the right side of your screen is the commute direction with an 11 minute drive time. >> the golden gate bridge, 101 southbound no problems. by traffic in the north bound direction. 2 lanes available. >> interstate 80. 12-14 minutes of the drive time here. an easy commute. nonetheless for westbound highway 24.
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>> 24 minutes for the right to doublet heading west from the altamonte pass. a slow commute. >> south bay freeways are light including 87, and 17. the north bay ride is free and clear from navato to the golden gate bridge to 101 south bound. >> after it won a pause on monday, stocks rallied again on tuesday. as the dow is moving closer to the 14,000 mark up 72 points yesterday's. >> off the drug maker pfizer, one of the dow 30 stocks helped the surge with help from drug maker pfizer, the dow was moving closer to 14,000. the s&p 500 gained eight points. watching research in motion. the long- blackberry 10 lodges today. it is too little too late? or will this get research in motion back in the gang. >> reviewers like the browser speed and the intuitive keyboard on rim s
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new touchscreen. a feature of blackberry balance, which keeps corporate and personal data separate. rim stock was at 144 a share in 2008. now is trading around $15 a share. waiting for u.s. federal reserve first policy statement of the year. the fed has operated a super easy answer to achieve monetary policy since the final crisis started in 2007, but there is a growing exhortation that it may begin to reverse the position sometime this year. last month, the fed said as long as the inflation remained modest, it could keep short-term rates near zeroth of the unemployed rate dips below 6.5%. >> police are investigating a gang-related shooting that happen in watsonville tuesday night. police were called to the intersection of brewington avenue and arbol drive just after 8:00
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p.m. on reports that a man had been shot. responding officers founded 23 romance of reform gunshot wound. he was taken to the hospital where he unstable condition. police said the victim was standing on the sidewalk when a vehicle drove past came to a stop. suspect out the vehicle fired at the victim before getting back into the car and driving off. >> chevron has paid about 10 min dollars to cover medical expenses and other claims in connection with the fire at its richmond refinery. >> chevron says it has paid the money in connection to nearly 24,000 claims from residents and in compensation to area hospitals of local government agencies. >> the company is also updating its equipment and safety procedures to prevent another incident like the one on august 6th. federal investigators a firefighters and had accidentally punctured a major pipeline that sparked the massive blaze. >> san francisco ban on
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public nudity will take effect on friday. a federal judge ruled the city ordinance which the board of supplies approved last month is not violate free-speech right of nudist. he also rejected the argument that your nose is unfair because it grants expectations for public nudity is permitted public events, such as the city's gay pride parade. >> police released sketches of two suspects in the shooting that injured four teenagers and redwood last week. the driver is described as a white male between 18 and 25 years old with blond hair. and a passenger is described as a hispanic man around the same age. >> this is video from our helicopter partnership with abc seven news where the shooting happened. police say, altogether, three to four males and a car, opened fire on the team spirit police say, this all happened after the teens commented on their clothing. >> a san francisco
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supervisor has asked for a hearing on bike that's in the city. supervisor eric mar has had to bikes stolen out his garage in richmond district. he says they're about 3000 likes' stolen the city annually. the police department has made some large bust, including one that recovered more than 100 stolen bikes. also, the city is also parted with the san francisco bicycle coalition on theft. prevention education efforts. >> still ahead on the kron 4 morning news new development this morning on the deadly
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brazil nightclub fire for what officials confirmed the cause of the fire. plus apple demanding more money from its fiercest rival.
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>> welcome back to the kron 4 morning news following the latest element of a massive nightclub fire. >> the lead police investigator into a
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nightclub fire that killed 234 people in southern brazil says the group played at the time with a flair designed for outdoor use that set the club ceiling on fire. police contend that the people who ignited the flare new it was for outdoor use only. >> the lead investigator said the investigation will take 20 days and this state prosecutors to determine whether to file charges in the early sunday fire. >> preliminary information has shown that the kiss, a nightclub had no sprinklers and all emergency exits. officials think the ban which is known for its pyrotechnics' was try to save money as in or flares cost over 30 bucks wilder flares only cost a few dollars. >> a federal judge has rejected apple's demand to increase the more than $1 billion in damages a jury awarded samsung to pay them. u.s. district judge lucy koh
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also rejected demands from both companies to conduct another trial. koh ruled that the san jose jury get it right in august when they found samsung infringed six patents and awarded apple billion dollars in damages. the series of orders issued late yesterday did not address and solve request to reduce the award. >> coming up on the kron 4 morning news the search for 10 year-old boy would missing nearly 30 years ago continues. the latest on the investigation coming up at 5:31 a.m.. >> plus, toyota announcing the recall this morning. the will tell you which models are on the list at 5:40 a.m.. >> and why lindsay lohan is missing her court appearance scheduled for today at 5:56 a.m..
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>> the time is 5:29 a.m.. here is a look at the golden gate bridge. it will be about 64 degrees later on. >> santa rosa will be one of
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the one is spots are on the bay area. it will feel like spring in certain areas. yesterday we struggled but today we will see 60's to just about for everyone. the skies are clear. temperatures will drop back down to the 40's and '50's. you could see some low 70's if you are headed to the santa cruz area. i was also let you know what to expect on super bowl sunday. >> we're not tracking any hot spots. your quick commute check shows that for highway 4 and for interstate 580 were we normally would see slow traffic things are still very light for the rest of
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the bay area dry periods >> san francisco police have searched the hom in the city a home in the city in connection with the disappearance of a 10 year- old boy nearly 30 years ago. authority say that they were looking for evidence in the 1984 disappearance of kevin collins. investigators dug in the backyard and the basement of the home near san francisco's hyatt- ashbury district. the home belonged to someone who was once a person of interest in the case. authority say could divert balks at indicated the presence of possible human remains. the
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bones of turned out to belong to those of an animal. kevin's family say that the discovery of the animal bones is disheartening. >> authority say kevin disappeared after leaving basketball practice at st. and agnes school on february the 10th 1984. >> a federal judge has approved an agreement for b.p. to plead guilty to manslaughter and other charges and pay a record of $4 billion in criminal penalties for the company's role in the massive 2010 oil spill in the gulf of mexico. bp agreed in november to plead guilty to charges involving the deaths of the 11 workers aboard the drilling rig that exploded and for lying to congress.
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u.s. district judge sarah vans heard testimony from relatives of workers who died when the peace blow out triggered an explosion on the deep water horizon rate in april of 2010. more than 200 million gal. of oil spilled from a well about 50 mi. southeast of the louisiana coast before it was taped three months later. >> at about 30 minutes from now coach harbaugh " hold a press conference in new orleans. which will take some of that live and you can catch it in its entirety on our 247 channel, comcast channel 193. yesterday's was media day and players for both the ravens and the niners made
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some controversial comments. the biggest on the niners outside was from wide receiver randy moss, who said that he is " the best " receiver to ever play the game despite his numbers not matching his statements. let us know what you think about those remarks on our kron4 facebook page, which will share some of those comments throughout the morning. >> but it was not just the niners, raven's players made some headlines 2. first, linebacker ray lewis had denied using a banned substance that's contained in it deer antler spray of all things. the maker of the substance says that he gave louis this break to help him recover from a torn triceps injury that he suffered this fall. lewis dismissed questions about the issue and a raven's
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spokesperson says that lewis had never tested positive for any performance enhancing drugs. >> ravens quarterback, joe flacco, apologize for comments that he made about next year's super bowl being played in a cold weather, outdoor stadium for the first time ever. if it will be where the jets and the giants play in northern new jersey. flacco said earlier this week, " i think it's retarded. i probably still not have said that. i think it is stupid. yesterday flacco apologized, saying that " obviously it was a poor choice of words. " >> meantime, we have learned
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that the city of santa clara has sent police officers to more links to learn about that city's security plans for the super bowl. santa clara is working on a plan of its own and they have their expectations that the city could host a super bowl in a few years must the 49ers new stadium is completed. city officials are not ready to divulge the details of the say, that it wild beyond the stadium, as part of a regional effort to maintain safety. >> kron 4 will have continuing live coverage in new orleans threw out the week leading up to the big game. for any super bowl information you could check out kron4.com as well as our facebook and twitter feats. knoe
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watching the game but be sure to flip to kron 4 right after for the full super bowl 47 post-game coverage. that will start at 7:00 p.m.. we will be right back.
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cars for defective wipers. ball maker says that there have been no accidents or injuries related either of those defects, but they received 46 reports of problems involving the air bags from north america. there were 25 reports of problems related to the windshield wipers. being recalled for airbags are 2000 and 1 to 2004 corolla and the corolla matrix cars in the united states. the problem with the wipers, which can get stuck if there is heavy snowfall, affects three kinds of 2005 to 2000 and 11 lexus models. >> hostesses is reportedly close to picking a preferred buyer for its twinkies brain and a move that could signal the eastern shore return of the snack cake to the shelves. a source familiar with the negotiations say that to
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private equity firms are the likely winners of this round of negotiations to buy twinkies. any agreement to sale would be subject to approval of the federal bankruptcy court that is overseeing the liquidation of hostesses' assets. >> ticketmaster has announced its 2010 and annoyance that can slow down the process of buying tickets online. " captchas " are a jumble of letters that people need to decipher what purchasing tickets. they are meant to be tear automatic systems from purchasing large numbers of tickets the instant they go on sale. ticketmaster says that is overhauling its web site to provide easier captchas for ticket buyers to the cyprus so that the checkout is smoother and faster. >> coming up on kron 4
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morning news. the cdc reveals a new leading source of food poisoning that might make you not want the your veggies. >> nasa is tracking a where rock that will pass by earth. we will tell you how close it will come next. >> a full check of bay area weather and traffic, as the kron 4 morning news continues. at ikea, we don't just design furniture.
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>> welcome back. san francisco police have searched a home in the high- end ashbury district in connection with the disappearance of its tenure
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were nearly 30 years ago. authority say that they were looking for evidence and a 1984 appearancdisappearance of n collins. the bones turned out to belong to an animal. >> the nra and gun-control advocates are facing off at the year's first senate hearing on curbing the violence today. if today's senate judiciary committee hearing comes less than two months after the massacre occurred that occurred in newtown, connecticut. a senate aide says the former rep gabrielle giffords will be a surprise witness at today's hearing. >> the super bowl is not just four days away. at about 50 minutes from now, " harbaugh will hold a press conference in new orleans. we will take some of that live in you could catch it in its entirety on our 2247 shot, comcast channel 193. >> bin california's no
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surveyors have confirmed that many feared after a relatively dry january-the water content of the snow that has accumulated in the sierra is slightly below average for this time of year. measurements show that the water content at 93 percent of normal. early storms in november and december dumped snow ranging from 32 1/2 to 44 in. around ego summit of highway 50. very little has fallen since. california's water agencies to depend on a melting snowpack to replenish the state's reservoirs throughout the summer. about a third of the state's water comes from snowmelt. >> saturday and sunday will be looking good. i do have wet weather to talk about for the middle of next week.
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we do have unsettled weather that is on the way. you should enjoy the warm weather while it's here. a 61 its common number for napa, upper 50s for downtown san francisco. your satellite and radar shows that high pressure is in control. if this will keep us dry and clear. here is sure extended forecast. it will be warmer weather for thursday into friday. we will have more clout cover as we transition into the weekend. as of right now looks to be dry for super bowl sunday. this should not affect any of your plans. wednesday of next week we do have a 20 percent chance of rain. the temperatures will start to drop. you will need to use your jackets and umbrellas. >> we have a pretty good
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ride and we are not tracking any hot spot at the bridges. as we move toward 6:00 a.m.. your ride to the san mateo bridge is still pretty light as you can see. for the right side of your screen is the commute direction. the golden gate bridge ride is an easy one. the traffic maps are updating drive times. it is still an easy interstate 80 commute from 12 to 24 minutes. is about 18 minutes into dublin. south bay freeway is a look good. 60 to 18 minutes currently from highway 85 of 237. the north bay ride also looks good from marin county. >> it appears that apple's and gadgets are beginning
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to lose popularity across the nation. across the country, there is a divide between apple's operating system and goes android. analysts reported that 56 percent of consumers to purchase follows last summer which would android devices. meanwhile, a new survey finds a 79% of people aged 18 to 445 android products to be more cool now than they were before. and while opinions of apple's products were divided, 38% find that apple products are less cool. >> what do you think? do you think apple gadgets are still the must have products? we want to hear from you. share your thoughts on our facebook fan page. >> a government study has
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found that leafy green vegetables are the leading source of food poisonous illnesses. however, the most food related deaths were from contaminated chicken and other portrait. the cdc estimates roughly the 48 million people get sick from food poisoning each year. if that includes 128,000 hospitalizations and 3000 deaths. >> a fast-moving astro is coming towards the earth. but no need for you to get alarmed. it is expected to pass more than 17,000 mi. above the earth on february the 15th. off-shore away its roughly 143,000 t and is about 148 ft. long. if that is nearly half the size of a football field. one expert at nasa compared that astrid
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to one that leveled hundreds of square miles of forest and siberia back in 1908. this time though, not the case. but you may want to keep your eyes peeled that evening as the * to be visible with a backyard telescope. >> we will take a break. but first, here is a live look at the walnut creek, where the current temperature is 39 degrees. 39 degrees. look at you guys with your fancy-schmancy u-verse high speed internet. you know, in my day you couldn't just start streaming six ways to sunday. you'd get knocked off. and sometimes, it took a minute to download a song. that's sixty seconds, for crying out loud. we know how long a minute is! sitting, waiting for an album to download. i still have back problems. you're only 14 and a half. he doesn't have back problems. you kids have got it too good if you ask me. [ male announcer ] now u-verse high speed internet
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>> the time is 5:55 a.m.. lindsay lohan is allegedly too sick to appear in court today. a judge has ordered a lohan to appear in court on reckless driving charges, i obstructing officers and allegedly lying to police. off the 26 year-old is accused of lying about driving a sports car that crashed into a dump truck in june, when she was on probation. the judge has sentenced lohan to house arrest and warned her in march to stop partying. lohan could face 245 days in later hearing that the judge determines that she violated her sentence. >> and ben and jerry's ice
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cream is honoring the tv comedy " 30 rock " with a special flavor. it is called " 30 barack ". but we do not know what is inside of it yet. the popular ice cream company is actually unveiling its newest treat tomorrow at a " a 30 rock " the when party in new york. ben and jerry's say that it wants on a comedy series and help celebrate its final season. >> losing weight may not be just about what you eat but " when " you need it. according to a new study. researchers found that people who ate a bigger mill later in the day lost less weight than those who ate earlier. the study, conducted in spain, followed 420 people during a 20 week weight-loss program. lunches often
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eating later in the day in spain and is typically the biggest meal of the day. the participants who ate lunch before 3:00 lost 25 percent more weight than those who ate after 3:00 p.m.. >> we are working on several developing stories down here in the kron 4 news room. coming up at 6:00. forty- niners head coach jim harbaugh is speaking at a press conference this morning in just a few minutes. we will carry it live for you. >> the search continues for the 10 year-old boy who disappeared nearly 30 years ago. we will have the latest on the investigation and a live report. >> we're also watching national weather. we will take a look at what is going on across the country as well as here in the bay area. we will be right back.

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